Information about #B19E0B color

#B19E0B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B19E0B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 158, 11) — 69.4% red, 62% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 65 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B19E0B is a intensely saturated yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Gold (#B29700). Slightly further away sit Ocher (#BF9B0C) and Yellow Brown (#B79400).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 158, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #B19E0B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B19E0B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B19E0B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B19E0B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

#B19E0B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B19E0B
  • RGB177, 158, 11
  • CMYK0, 7, 65, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 158, 11)
  • HSL53°, 88%, 37%
  • HSL Precise53.133°, 88.298%, 36.863%
  • HSV53°, 94%, 69%
  • HSB53°, 94%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.620, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.620, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.620, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB19E0B
  • DECIMAL ID11640331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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